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Understanding and addressing suicide attacks : the faith and politics of martyrdom operations

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cook, David, 1966-
Other Authors:	Allison, Olivia( 1981-)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Westport, Conn: Praeger Security International, 2007..
Subjects:	Violence -- > Religious aspects -- > Islam. Martyrdom -- > Islam Islam and politics. Islamic fundamentalism. Suicide bombers. Suicide -- > Religious aspects -- > Islam.
Online Access:	http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/200700303

Table of Contents:

Historical and Islamic roots of suicide attacks-martyrdom operations
Shi'ites pioneer the military use of suicide attacks
Are suicide operations the weapon of the disadvantaged?
Self-sacrifice against the Great Satan: Al-Qa'ida and martyrdom operations
Spreading martyrdom operations; purifying the Muslim community
Are suicide attacks catching? Militant media organs' publicity efforts
Success of terrorist messages in the American media
Correcting the suicide-bombing discourse
Fighting suicide bombing and the culture of martyrdom.